Pakistan Ratifies 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Government of Pakistan

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Office of the Spokesperson

Press Release

Pakistan ratifies the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

Pakistan has ratified the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM). The Instrument of Ratification was signed by President Mamnoon Hussain on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Earlier, in its meeting held on 24 February 2016, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the National Command Authority (NCA) gave its approval in principle for the ratification of the Amended Convention.

The original CPPNM, which entered into force on 8 February 1987, is a legally binding international instrument in the area of physical protection of nuclear material. It establishes measures related to the prevention, detection and punishment of offences related to nuclear material.

On 8 July 2005, States Parties to the CPPNM adopted by consensus an Amendment to the CPPNM which expands the scope of the convention to cover nuclear facilities and nuclear material in peaceful use, storage and international as well as domestic transportation.

The ratification of the 2005 Amendment to the CPPNM is a reaffirmation of Pakistan’s commitment to the objective of nuclear security and reinforces Pakistan’s credentials as a responsible nuclear state. It demonstrates Pakistan’s confidence in its national nuclear security regime which is at par with the latest international standards in the field.

Islamabad

21 March 2016